Articles By Lisa Vanderwyk
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Beef Boys "Drop in the Sun" on Exclaim! TV Published Nov 13, 2015Not only did Peterborough, ON's Beef Boys release their first proper EP, Banana Eyes, in 2014, they also treated their fans to a string of s...
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Spek Won on Exclaim! TV's 'Sweet 16s' Published Nov 12, 2015Toronto-based rapper Spek Won has been called one of the city's best-kept secrets; even BlogTO recognized the artist as one "five of the mos...
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SATE "What Did I Do" on Exclaim! TV Published Nov 06, 2015SATE made her fiery arrival in April 2015 with the release of her debut single, "Warrior." Fusing blues with grinding guitar, the searing tr...
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Wovenwar "Death to Rights" on Exclaim! TV: Aggressive Tendencies Published Nov 04, 2015American metalcore unit As I Lay Dying are now forging on without former frontman Tim Lambesis, enlisting Shane Blay of Oh, Sleeper to reinf...
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Shakey Graves "Built to Roam" on Exclaim! TV Published Nov 02, 2015Alejandro Rose-Garcia, better recognized by the name Shakey Graves, is a powerful one-man band who revels in blues-fuelled rock'n'roll. The...
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State Champs "Secrets" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 30, 2015Following the release of their debut album The Finer Things, Albany, NY's State Champs toured extensively with the likes of Motion City Soun...
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Construction & Destruction "Peace/Agency" on Exclaim! TV x Pinball Sessions Published Oct 28, 2015Colleen Collins and David Trenaman are a performing duo from Port Greville, Nova Scotia; together they write, sing, record, mix and produce...
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Tora "Eat the Sun" / "Future Man" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 26, 2015Tora come all the way from the beaches of Byron Bay, Australia, and they're now making waves internationally. After completing an extensive...
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Emilie & Ogden "Closer" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 23, 2015Montreal's Emilie & Ogden are quite an unusual duo: Emilie Kahn is a young singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist; Ogden is her harp. A...
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Moon King "Appel" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 19, 2015Daniel Benjamin and Maddy Wilde form the boisterous Toronto-based shoegaze-pop duo Moon King. Following the 2013 release of their Obsession...
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Wax Idols American Tragic Published Oct 19, 2015Hether Fortune is tough as nails. Fiercely driven and independent, the self-taught, multifaceted musician has held down positions in Hunx &...
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Seas "A Soft Whisper" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 15, 2015Chris "Hippy" Hughes, Erik Hughes and Peter Krpan have played together for more than a decade as Canadian post-hardcore mainstays Moneen; no...
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Mantles All Odds End Published Oct 14, 2015All Odds End drifts in breezily with swirling guitar, touching on themes like ambitious (and abandoned) pursuits, futile romances, running a...
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The Harpoonist and the Axe Murderer "Shake It" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 13, 2015Vancouver-based blues duo Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer are known for their full-bodied sonic affairs; by loading their tracks with bustling...
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JOYFULTALK "Pommel Horse" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 09, 2015Jay Crocker is the mastermind behind such experiments as No More Shapes, the Polaris Music Prize-nominated Ghostkeeper and now, a new projec...
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Rah Rah "Be Your Man" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 07, 2015This year, Prairie rock ensemble Rah Rah released their energetic and emotional Vessels, an album they'll soon support with an international...
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The Milk Carton Kids "Poison Tree" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 06, 2015Our exclusive session with the Milk Carton Kids at The Great Hall in Toronto yielded heartfelt renditions of "Secrets of the Stars," "Shooti...
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Born Ruffians "We Made It" on Exclaim! TV Published Oct 05, 2015Singer-songwriter Luke Lalonde began his solo endeavour in 2012 with the release of Rhythymnal, but he has been a mainstay of Canadian indie...
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Northlane on Exclaim! TV Aggressive Tendencies Published Sep 30, 2015Following the departure of vocalist Adrian Fitipaldes, Australian metalcore unit Northlane enlisted Marcus Bridge to lead them through their...
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Eagles of Death Metal Zipper Down Published Sep 30, 2015They kept us waiting a fashionable seven years, but Josh Homme and Jesse Hughes have arrived, leather-clad, hot-fleshed and ready to rock'n'...